Backport 55731:
SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
even if package_dir is empty.
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 58dab22..d39442e 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
John DeGood
Vincent Delft
Roger Dev
+Raghuram Devarakonda
Toby Dickenson
Yves Dionne
Daniel Dittmar
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4d1ca27..a397e4d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
Library
-------
+- SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
+ even if package_dir is empty.
+
- Fix bug in marshal where bad data would cause a segfault due to
lack of an infinite recursion check.